Если mysq после установки сыпется ….
localhost lib # /etc/init.d/mysql restart
* Starting mysql ...
* You don't appear to have the mysql database installed yet.
* Please run /usr/bin/mysql_install_db to have this done... [ !! ]
localhost lib # /usr/bin/mysql_install_db
Installing MySQL system tables...
081209 14:30:44 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 184467440737095 51615 adjusted to 4294967295
081209 14:30:44 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 184467440737095 51615 adjusted to 4294967295
Installation of system tables failed!
мне помогло вот это:
Я решил эту же проблему таким путем:
fox@~# hostname
localhost
fox@~# hostname my_laptop
fox@~# hostname
my_laptop
fox@~# rm -R /var/lib/mysql/*
fox@~# emerge --config mysql